My name is John Kinnaird LCSW, CHt. I have over 20 years of professional counseling experience in family therapy and individual therapy. Here are some highlights of my education, credentials, experience and studies.
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
- University of Wyoming, B.S. Psychology with a minor Health Sciences
- Arizona State University, Masters of Social Work (Direct Services)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker #CSW.00992834
- Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR) level II
- Certified Hypnotherapist (C.Ht.)
EXPERIENCE
- 2 years as a technician in a neuroscience laboratory
- Over 20 years work with adult and adolescent survivors of sexual and physical abuse
- Individual, family, and group counseling since 1998
- Addictions and substance abuse counseling since 1999
- EMDR sessions since 2006
- Hypnotherapy since 2007
- Mindfulness Based therapy since 2007
- Developed and facilitated Dialectical Behavioral Therapy program for Addiction 2007
- Developed services to assist families to recover from trauma in their homes 2008
- Private Practice serving adolescent and Adults 2007, closed in 2011. Reopened April 2019
- Program Director at Project Self-Sufficiency Aug. 2017
TRAINING AND AREAS OF STUDY
- Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Neuroscience and consciousness
- Mindfulness and Spirituality
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I want you to have any information you desire to make this important decision.